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Staines-upon-Thames
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English
Proper noun
en @official name of:Staines town co/Surrey cc/England.
en-GB Rich Pelley Ali G answers his critics: ‘Me ain’t the first intellectual to get haterz’ The Guardian 2026-10-18 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/18/ali-g-film-who-iz-i-interview-sacha-baron-cohen 0261-3077 Staines officially became Staines-upon-Thames in 2012, partly to improve the town’s image after years of association with you – but now there’s a petition calling for a statue of you in the town. Do you feel vindicated?